Embankment Dams
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È ben conosciuto il Rio delle Amazzoni, imponente fiume che la attraversa la grande foresta pluviale del continente sudamericano e che ad essa dà il nome. Ma di grande interesse risulta anche il suo bacino imbrifero, formato da oltre... more
Two trial piles were installed at the berm section of an embankment in the later stage of its construction and one of them was fitted with an oversized casing to isolate its top 3. m from the action of surrounding soil. Lateral bending... more
There are three distinct phases of monitoring in the lifetime of an earth and rockfill dam. viz. construction, first reservoir filling and operation stage. During construction stage, rate of construction of earth and rockfill dam may... more
A method is proposed to estimate the degradation of the first natural frequency of vibration of earthen dams with increase in strain levels induced due to seismic events. A synthesised wave, referred to as the 'sum of sines', generated by... more
Established in the colonial imagination as the route to El Dorado, the Orinoco Basin has long been conceived as an extractive frontier, full of untapped riches and untold dangers. As such, landscape representations of this region have... more
Este documento muestra el análisis de estabilidad de una presa para almacenamiento de agua bajo condiciones de desembalse rápido. Una rápida reducción del nivel del reservorio puede llevar a la inestabilidad de la presa debido a la alta... more
During construction and initial reservoir impounding, performance of an earth and rock-fill dam is required to be closely and frequently monitored for safety of the dam. During construction stage, rate of construction of earth and... more
Overtopping failure of noncohesive earthen dams was investigated in 13 large-scale experiments with dams built of compacted, damp, fine-grained sand. Breaching was initiated by cutting a notch across the dam crest and allowing water... more
In 1986-87 I was a member of the Feasibility Study Team for the Sandwip Crossdam Development Scheme (SCDS), organized by the Land Reclamation Project (LRP), Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB). I represented the Swedish... more
The Carsington Dam failure is a huge disaster that it was impacted many people died and a lot of houses been destroyed. That case arose many questions as it could be caused by numerous factors such as lack of design or construction could... more
In Central Europe in the eleventh and twelfth centuries pondaging came in use in order to drive mills, when the natural conditions were difficult, or to provide water for ohter use. Soon such basins were used for keeping and breeding... more
Unprecedented flooding events put dams and downstream communities at risk, as evidenced by the recent cases of the Oroville and Whaley bridge dams. Empirical models may describe expected 'normal' dam behaviour, but they do not account for... more
Overtopping erosion is one of the main factors responsible for the destruction of earthen structures due to floods. Considering the shortage of existing studies and the need for further research to properly understand the processes... more
Tutorial for Making a Basic Embankment Construction
L’objectif de la présente étude porte sur l’élaboration d’un modèle mathématique pour contribuer à la lutte contre l’eutrophisation du réservoir du barrage de Boukourdane.
NATIONAL DAM SAFETY CODE: POSSIBILITIES FOR APPLICATION ON SMALL DAMS Anastasiadis, Anthimos1; Savvidis, Serafeim2; Kambouris, Apostolos3, Sachpazis, Costas1,4 1GeoStatic partnership, Thessaloniki, Taskou Papageorgiou 10,... more
In this research, a sensitivity analysis was performed to study the effect of variation in maximum shear modulus (Gmax) values of different layers of a levee structure on the seismic response and stability of the levee slopes. The... more
Dams and reservoirs are a dynamic slice of our national infrastructure and provide power, water, recreation, irrigation, flood protection, and many other advantages to growing populations across Nigeria. Assessing the integrity of these... more
Compacted clay fills are generally placed at the optimum value of water content and, immediately after placement, they are unsaturated. Wetting might subsequently occur due, for example, to rainfall infiltration, which can cause... more
Badush Dam is believed to be the first dam in the world which is designed to protect from the flood wave which could result from the collapse of another dam; in this case Mosul Dam. Badush Dam con ...
Recent studies within the field of Development Induced Displacement and Resettlement (DIDR) suggest the need to develop suitable methodologies grounded in sound social theory that can reveal the perspectives and priorities of oustees,... more
Regulating fluvial systems by dams, barrages and construction of inter-basin link canals, has severe impacts on fish populations across the world’s rivers. In India, all major fluvial systems are interrupted by a series of barriers. This... more
The quality and acceptability of the results of the spectral analysis of surface waves (SASW) field test are dependent upon the coherence function, in conjunction with the transfer function. The coherence value is a measure of the quality... more